Swansea City media manager Jonathan Wilsher said: "The police have interviewed the boy, whose name we cannot give because he is under 18 and a vulnerable person.

"He and his father spoke to police and they are not pressing charges.

"He's been into the Chelsea dressing room and shook hands with Hazard. John Terry and Frank Lampard were exemplary in welcoming him into the Chelsea dressing room."

Blues boss Rafael Benitez said both player and ball boy apologised to each other after the match at Liberty Stadium.

He added: "They both recognise there was a mistake.

The ref's view

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher told BBC Radio 5 live: "There was a precedent when Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was sent off for throwing a coin into the crowd against Arsenal at Highbury in 2002.

"Referee Chris Foy was absolutely correct to send off Eden Hazard, it is violent conduct. He has quite rightly sent him off. He will report it as an act of violent conduct to the FA."

"The boy was apologising for time wasting. Hazard was frustrated and tried to get the ball. He was kicking the ball and getting the ball.

"We can analyse if for half an hour but we know that both are wrong.

"We will deal with it internally, that's all I can say."

Swansea captain Ashley Williams said after the match: "Demba Ba told me that the boy held on to it. I saw him [Hazard] kick him in the ribs, and you can't do that."

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup commented: "I think he [Hazard] will regret it when he sees it. The ball boy should have let it go but he was pushed first and then he kicks him.

"I understand as a player when you are behind and you are under pressure you sometimes say or do things you shouldn't but there are some things you cannot do."

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher told BBC Radio 5 live: "There was a precedent when Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was sent off for throwing a coin into the crowd against Arsenal at Highbury in 2002.

"Referee Chris Foy was absolutely correct to send off Eden Hazard, it is violent conduct. He has quite rightly sent him off. He will report it as an act of violent conduct to the FA."

The only people that should be able to directly influence a match are the players, the match officials and the coach. Hazard was wrong (or just stupid) to even try and kick the ball from out under the ball boy but under no circumstances should it have even been necessary.

I can't condone Hazards action, it was momentary miscalculation, of the scale of vitriolic response which he was due, merely for joining Chelsea. But it is time clubs were prosecuted for their little arrangements with ground staff.

Any club where ground staff affect the game, like at Stoke where they started to introduce towels in to time wasting side shows, should be called before the FA.

the idiot on the side lines who is only there because his dad's a director at the club has interfered with a serious game and he deserves all reasonable means from Eden to retrieve the ball. The kid deserves to be banned from the club, and that ain't happening as he is the son of a director of club.

I would like to know what the other ball boy said as they walked away...it looked like 'good one'I thought the player kicked the ball before the incident so surely the ballboy should not have interfered againWas there any bruising to the ballboy..it did not look like it should have caused so much agonyAlso the ballboy was very quick getting between the player and the ball and very slow after

Hazard should be charged (shame because he is a good football player), had no right chasing after ball boy. Unfortunately in football nowadays ALL teams know that home team ball boys will try delay tactics.... that is why Hazard went after the ball !!!!

When I looked at the incident it wasn't as bad as the media or those who don't like football made out. To compare to Cantona is laughable. Hazard has put himself in a difficult situation because he shouldn't have gone about it the way did did. He toe poked the ball from under the ballboy so the contact was minimal but people are saying he kicked the boy - calm dears, calm down.

The ball boy is old enough to join the Army but would the army have him? He's also older than Raheem Sterling was when he started playing regular in Liverpool's first team. But at 17 he is still a child. Therefore, children can join the Army and play in first teams in the premiership.

All you LFC fans complaining that if Saurez had kicked the 'Ballboy' Saurez would be hung drawn and quartered, your right, he would be. But the difference between Saurez and Hazard is that Hazard did not fake or cheat at trying to kick the ball from under the 'Ballboy' whereas Saurez woud have done a swan dive over the 'Ballboy' and claimed a penalty.

blown out of all proportion. Once again the media tv, radio, and news papers screaming for hazzards blood before they have had time to look at the replay properly. This proves we need Leversen report to be implimented asap. What SAD little people we have become, when so many more important things are going on arround us. And all our national news media can talk about is a cocky ball boy, HOW SAD!!

I know its wrong but it did make me laugh the way he was rolling around, he was as good as the professional footballers on the field as doing it. Nice to see some footballers are coming to Hazards defense, like hes not a grown man and should have the maturity to handle a 17 year old.

@ 2167 If that is your opinion, then you stick to it. It makes absolutely no difference to me. I know what I saw, I can see that Hazard made a msitake even getting involved in the situation. The right thing for him to do would have been to complain to the ref and let him deal with it.

the ref could have actually sent the ball boy away from the pitch if he felt there was just cause.

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